Brie cheeses are known world-wide for their downy white rind and cream-colored, soft interior that oozes when at the peak of ripeness and temperature. Brie’s taste is sweet and buttery with hint of almond flavor. The most prized and celebrated of all French cheeses, Brie is believed to have been created prior to the Eighth Century. Charlemagne's chronicler, Eginhard de Saint Gall, reported that the Emperor enjoyed it at the Priory of Rueil in the town of Brie in the year 774. In 1815, the Prince of Tallyrand named Brie "Le Roi de Fromages" - The King of Cheeses. At 60%, Val de Saone Brie has higher than average fat in dry matter for a double cream, as well as a moisture content of 50%. (Some other Bries contain as low as 40%, while most fall around 50%.) With its ultra-milky interior and tender rind that is not overly pungent, this Brie is a true French delicacy. This Brie comes from the Val de Saone near the river Saone. This French Brie is shipped uncut in its original form. Enjoy it with a glass of champagne!

This cheese offers a most pleasant change from the world of strong tasting, hard cheese. With an incredibly smooth consistency, it cuts with wonderful ease and embraces the taste buds with a flavor that is representative of some of the best cheese we've enjoyed. The higher fat content is very apparent as is the moisture content as you cut through the rind and serve it on a variety of crackers. The taste is delicate but personable and a snack featuring this cheese will be the highlight of one's day.

By Moniquefrom Dateland, AZon Nov 27, 2014

Creamy buttery flavor.

Nutty, creamy, and buttery easy to eat at the end of a meal.

By JAfrom MIon Jan 09, 2014

Good Cheese, But Not Noteworthy

Good cheese. It is very creamy. However, taste is too delicate and texture is too rubbery (expected it to be softer). Too easy to stop eating it.

By mayhearin@gmail.comfrom Georgiaon Jan 03, 2014

The perfect gift

Everyone loved it.

By J-Mofrom Minneapolis, MNon Dec 30, 2013

YUM!!

I gifted my sister with this cheese and Colummiers both. She called me immediately upon receiving to exclaim how delicious each was. She called me again a few days later to thank me all over again and advise that she and the very few others had "polished off" both cheese and still couldn't decide between great and greater! Thank you for helping me provide such a scrumptious treat for my best friend.

By Billfrom TXon Mar 02, 2013

Great Brie

I wish that the local grocery store carried this size wheel.

By DMINIfrom New Yorkon Feb 24, 2013

Very Pleased

I sent this to a friend for Valentine's Day as Bri is her favorite. She loved it. You get a lot of cheese for the price and she said the flavor was very good. I would definitely get this again

By Noellefrom Petersburg, VAon Feb 10, 2013

Surprisingly this is NOT a great brie

I was shocked with this purchase! I ordered $400.00 of cheeses, all were excellent except this brie. The packaging is beautiful and the cheese smells great when you open it! We let it sit room temperature like the others. Excitedly we tried it and we were shocked. This brie has no flavor, was not ripe/soft, and was a huge disappointment for all of us. We even heated it in the oven and the microwave, still no luck to make it any good. The rind is not soft, was hard, the cheese inside was not oozing and was bland/dry/yuck!

By Marsha E Smithfrom Seaside, Oregonon Jan 24, 2013

very disappointed in the brie cheese this ltime

Most of the times that I buy from you, the brie cheese has been absolutely wonderful. This last time I am so disappointed. the white covering was moldy and the cheese was not very good.

By UK 2 USfrom Kent, UK.on Dec 30, 2012

Mrs

Comments from receipients--"scrumptious, scrrrrumptious!! more please , next year---or sooner"